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Name: tcduck
Date: March 7, 2007 at 05:10:26 Pacific
OS: Win X/P professional
CPU/Ram: 3.2Pentium 4 1 gigabyte
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When I try to install Google tool bar I get a error that state does not support ( win 9x)operating system



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Name: Bob (by BigBob)
Date: March 7, 2007 at 05:41:58 Pacific
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Go to this link and download the previous version for 98/ME
On the right you will see system requirements,and the link to clik on
http://toolbar.google.com/T4/index_...

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Name: jam
Date: March 7, 2007 at 06:36:59 Pacific
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Toolbars are considered by many to be spyware & Google's is no exception. The privacy policy explains how they collect personal data from your system & what they do with it.

Here's point # 6 from Google-Watch.org:

"6. Google's toolbar is spyware:

With the advanced features enabled, Google's free toolbar for Explorer phones home with every page you surf, and yes, it reads your cookie too. Their privacy policy confesses this, but that's only because Alexa lost a class-action lawsuit when their toolbar did the same thing, and their privacy policy failed to explain this. Worse yet, Google's toolbar updates to new versions quietly, and without asking. This means that if you have the toolbar installed, Google essentially has complete access to your hard disk every time you connect to Google (which is many times a day). Most software vendors, and even Microsoft, ask if you'd like an updated version. But not Google. Any software that updates automatically presents a massive security risk."

Here's the privacy policy for Google Toolbar:

http://www.google.com/support/toolb...

In other words, think twice before installing Google Toolbar or ANY toolbar.


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Response Number 3
Name: Bryco
Date: March 7, 2007 at 08:53:46 Pacific
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(OP has WinXP though)


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